Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 81 concludes in two days; new book to be released after National Day.

However, the lightning bolts didn't just strike her; they scattered in all directions. Some of them flew towards Wu Ming, the Golden Crow Saintess, who was closest to her.

Wu Ming subconsciously raised her hand, and a layer of golden-red flames spread outward, forming a barrier around her body.

But at that moment, a large bolt of lightning suddenly trembled, and the electric light suddenly became solid, actually piercing through the defensive layer set up by the Golden Crow True Fire. A hand actually reached out from the lightning, grabbed the bamboo hat on Wu Ming's head, and lifted the hat off.

Wu Ming was surrounded by Golden Crow True Fire. As soon as the bamboo hat was lifted, it turned to ashes in the flames, revealing her pretty face.

Although Chu Qingtian had previously introduced the Golden Crow Saintess to Huo Yuhao as being over thirty, she appeared to be only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old from a distance. While not as stunningly beautiful as Jiang Nannan, she was still quite pretty and definitely deserved the title of "beauty."

Wu Ming clearly hadn't expected the other party to attack her. Just as she was about to retaliate, Chu Qingtian let out a long roar and transformed into lightning once again. This time, he transformed into only a bolt of lightning. In the blink of an eye, he was back a hundred meters away, landing steadily on the water lily leaf.

"Senior Wu, you're too kind."

Wu Ming raised her hand to touch her pretty face, and surprisingly, she didn't react. Instead, her face flushed red, but because of the golden light rising from beneath the water lilies around her body, the male students couldn't see it clearly.

Han Ruoruo chuckled and said something to Wu Ming. Wu Ming lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

"Well done!" The male students cheered. The Golden Crow Saintess's hat had actually been removed! Chu Qingtian instantly became the talk of the town. Keep in mind, his cultivation was only at the sixth ring, yet he had first attacked Han Ruoruo and then successfully removed Wu Ming's hat. His decisiveness and speed were absolutely commendable.

Zhang Lexuan gave him an approving look and chuckled, "Wu Ming, don't forget your promise to everyone."

Wu Ming blushed and said coquettishly, "I know!"

Chu Qingtian, who had been quite smug, suddenly lost his smile and whispered to Huo Yuhao beside him, "Brother, something feels off!"

Huo Yuhao exclaimed, "What's wrong? Senior, your speed is amazing. Was that a soul skill that merged into the lightning just now?"

Chu Qingtian didn't hide anything, nodding and saying, "My martial soul is the Thunderous Leopard. Generally, soul masters with lightning abilities use lightning for attack. But not me. My lightning is used to accelerate; I can transform into lightning and instantly increase my speed to the extreme. That's why everyone gave me the nickname Thunderous Leopard. In terms of strength, I certainly can't compare to them, but when it comes to speed, there are really few in the inner courtyard who can beat me."

There are no weaklings in the inner courtyard! Huo Yuhao once again deeply understood this saying.

"Brother, you have to keep it up!" Chu Qingtian said to Huo Yuhao meaningfully.

Huo Yuhao was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Me? Add what oil?"

Chu Qingtian said speechlessly, "You must have just entered the inner courtyard not long ago, right?"

Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "I was specially approved to enter the inner courtyard."

Chu Qingtian said, "I can tell just by your age. Don't be nervous, it's your turn!"

"Uh..." Huo Yuhao then realized that it was his turn for the first round. Sure enough, he turned to look at Bei Bei, who was giving him an encouraging gesture.

"Huo Yuhao, don't be nervous. Go for it!" Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan encouraged him with a smile, then turned to the female students and said, "He's the youngest male student here today, ladies, please go easy on him!"

A burst of silvery laughter immediately rang out on the water's surface. Wu Ming, whose straw hat had already been lifted, even laughed and said, "Little guy, how old are you to be participating in a matchmaking event? Come on, you can lift Ruoruo's straw hat too. Ruoruo loves cute little boys the most."

"Ming'er, do you want to die?" Han Ruoruo said coquettishly, which immediately caused the female students to burst into laughter.

Huo Yuhao's expression was truly awkward at this moment. He didn't know whether to go or not, and he was somewhat at a loss. After all, this was the first time he had experienced such a situation.

Beibei said, "Yuhao, good luck. Go for it."

"Okay." Huo Yuhao replied and stepped out of the water lily leaf.

Unlike all the other male inner court students who had made a move before, who almost all rushed towards the other side immediately, Huo Yuhao was different. His movements seemed a bit slow; he took a step and actually stepped directly onto the water's surface, hovering there without sinking. Then he walked step by step towards the female students on the other side.

The students on both sides, who had been laughing and preparing to watch the show, fell silent and stared in surprise at the young junior.

Huo Yuhao moved slowly, but steadily. He traversed the water with a steady pace, as if his feet were firmly planted on solid ground. Not even a ripple appeared on the surface, as if he were an integral part of the water.

Huo Yuhao certainly couldn't stand directly on the water; that was something only Soul Masters with a cultivation level of seven rings or higher and the ability to fly could do. He was obviously not a seven-ring Soul Master.

When he walks on the water, a layer of ice naturally forms beneath his feet, becoming his foothold. With his skillful control of his soul power, walking on the water is effortless and doesn't consume much soul power. This is the ultimate ice!

Although Huo Yuhao wasn't walking fast, a hundred meters wasn't a long distance. He stopped when he was about fifteen meters away from the female students.

As they got closer, the female students naturally got a clearer look at him.

They could all see that Huo Yuhao was indeed young, yet he appeared very composed, even more so than most of the male trainees who had appeared before. His eyes were clear, and although he wasn't particularly handsome, he possessed a subtle air of authority.

Huo Yuhao, using some unknown method, displayed various peculiar techniques through his magical eyes, successfully lifting the five bamboo hats. Among the five hats were Ling Luochen, Ma Xiaotao, Han Ruoruo, Wu Feng, and Ning Tian.

Originally, Han Ruoruo did not intend to let Huo Yuhao remove her hat, but the moment Huo Yuhao removed her hat, Ma Xiaotao grabbed her and pulled it off, which almost caused Han Ruoruo to rush out and fight with Ma Xiaotao.

Sixty days after Huo Yuhao returned, he was greeted with cheers from the crowd, as he was the one who had taken off his bamboo hat the most times so far.

Chu Qingtian gave Huo Yuhao a thumbs-up, exclaiming with admiration, "Brother, that's brilliant! You removed all five hats so easily, without even lifting a finger. If you wanted, you could remove them all! Amazing! And not only did you remove their hats, you even left a good impression on them. No wonder you were able to enter the inner courtyard at such a young age, impressive!"

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and said to Chu Qingtian, "Brother Chu, you flatter me. I was just using a clever trick."

"Caitou, it's your turn next. We need to speed things up in the first round!" Beibei called out to Caitou.

He Caitou made a move that no one expected—he knelt down on one knee, facing the direction of the seventeen female trainees.

At this moment, his eyes were also filled with a strange light, and he was one of the few people present whose attention was not on the Snow Woman.

He was genuinely grateful to Huo Yuhao! The reason was simple: Huo Yuhao had lifted the bamboo hat off Xiao Xiao's head, allowing him to see Xiao Xiao again after two and a half years.

As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Xiao Xiao was already beautiful, but the changes she had undergone in the past two years made He Caitou's eyes widen in disbelief. At this moment, his heart was beating at least twice as fast as normal, and his face was flushed red with nervousness. Because of his dark skin, it wasn't noticeable; otherwise, he could definitely seduce a bull.

"Caitou, what are you doing? This isn't a confession!" Beibei couldn't help but remind him again as she watched him kneeling on one knee.

"I didn't confess! Weren't I supposed to lift their hats?" He Caitou said, raising his right hand. Everyone saw a flash of black light. A huge soul-guided cannon was now resting on his shoulder.

This soul-guided cannon was entirely black, with faint glimmers of silver metallic powder on its dark metal surface. The moment it appeared, it exuded a terrifying aura. Even though they weren't facing it directly, the male students around it clearly felt a chill run down their spines.

A soul tool that possesses a powerful aura and instills a sense of threat signifies that its level has reached a certain point. In the parlance of soul tool masters, this is called a soul tool imbued with life. The entry threshold for such a life-giving soul tool is the seventh rank. In other words, the soul cannon that He Caitou is currently carrying on his shoulder is at least a seventh-rank or higher.

His giant cannon was two meters long and had a caliber of nearly a foot. Carrying it on his shoulder was a perfect match for his muscular physique.

The moment his giant cannon appeared, it created a strange spectacle on Lake Seagod. The seventeen female students opposite him all instantly had their spirit rings gleaming.

In an instant, the three colors of spirit rings—yellow, purple, and black—illuminated a large area of ​​water.

Pointed at by an incredibly powerful seventh-tier soul-guided cannon, the female students of the inner academy, drawn by the energy, unanimously released their martial souls.

Huo Yuhao had been observing the opposite side, and just as these female students released their martial souls, he made a startling discovery. The soul rings on the second female student from the left were very unique and also very familiar.

One yellow, two purple, three black. That means her fourth spirit ring is already at the ten-thousand-year level. Isn't this the same spirit ring combination as Wang Dong's?

"Don't move, hands up! This is a level seven fixed-position soul-guided cannon, filled with level seven high-explosive incendiary shells, with a power capable of covering a range of one kilometer. Once fired, I can guarantee that at least one-third of the water in Sea God Lake will evaporate. The water lilies under your feet will definitely not be spared. Take off your straw hats."

He Caitou's words were delivered with great force, but as soon as he said them, everyone present was instantly petrified, including the teachers in the distance.

Elder Xuan's lips twitched violently. Fan Yu had already stood up abruptly and was cursing angrily in He Caitou's direction: "Damn it. This is a matchmaking event, do you think this is a battlefield? Put away the fixed-mount soul-guided cannon for me."

Chu Qingtian looked at He Caitou through Huo Yuhao, his mouth agape: "Brother, you're not here for a blind date, you must be here to cause trouble, right?"

He Caitou was stunned for a moment: "Is this not okay?"

Huo Yuhao said in a low voice, "It doesn't seem like it will work. Second Senior Brother, this is a blind date, cough cough, why did you bring out such a powerful soul tool?"

Beibei's facial muscles were twitching; he never expected He Caitou to make such a blunder. "Don't move..."

This isn't a blind date, this is trying to ruin it...

Huo Yuhao suppressed a laugh and quickly urged He Caitou to put away the soul-guided cannon. He looked bewildered and muttered to himself, "Wasn't the first stage supposed to be a free attack? To take off their hats by attacking! I didn't even attack; I just threatened them a little."

"He Caitou! Although blind dates can showcase your abilities, as a Soul Master, you can't go too far! Aren't you afraid of hurting the girls on the other side?" Zhang Lexuan was speechless, yet also wanted to laugh. Looking at He Caitou's simple-minded appearance, she understood that this guy wasn't deliberately causing trouble.

"Oh, I see! Then I don't need to install a soul-guided weapon. But, Senior Sister, what should I do now?"

Zhang Lexuan finally couldn't help but laugh: "How would I know what you Soul Masters should do? You go closer, but don't fall into the water. Attack without hurting the girls. Take off your hats, understand?"

He Caitou nodded and muttered, "That's right, Senior Sister explained it clearly. Senior Brother didn't explain it clearly, and even said that we can attack at will."

Beibei felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and immediately turned her head away, as if she didn't know this guy.

On the other side, Xu Sanshi was already laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight, thinking to himself, "Beibei, Beibei, you've finally met your match..."

"He Caitou, let's begin. Hurry up," Zhang Lexuan reminded him again. Fifteen minutes had already passed in this first segment, and they weren't even a third of the way through. If this continued, wouldn't this matchmaking event drag on until late at night?

"Oh," He Caitou replied, finally abandoning his mocking mode. He lightly touched the water lily leaf with his toe, and with a "splash," the center of the water lily sank into the water, almost breaking under his foot. He Caitou himself only managed to leap less than two meters. He looked rather clumsy.

But at that moment, Huo Yuhao clearly sensed a change in his second senior brother's aura.

Only he knew best that his second senior brother was not a simpleton, but a truly wise man feigning ignorance. His behavior just now must have been intentional, but he didn't know what his purpose was.

(End of this chapter)